(Trinidad Express) Selwyn “Robocop” Alexis, who appeared in court yesterday charged with murder six days after his arrest, is claiming that “politics” was the reason for his arrest, detention, and prosecution.
“This is politics, ent? Politics man, politics,” Alexis said as he left the San Fernando Second Court yesterday afternoon, where he was charged with killing a man in Enterprise, Chaguanas, two years ago.
The charge was laid by homicide investigator Sgt Anderson Parriman, a week after Alexis was arrested during a raid at his rented apartment at the affluent One Woodbrook Place, Woodbrook.
Around 3.25 p.m yesterday, a dark tinted sport utility vehicle, escorted by a police vehicle with sirens blaring, arrived at the court with Alexis.
Officers of the Crime Suppression Unit and Homicide Department secured the area.
Twenty minutes later a handcuffed Alexis appeared before Justice of the Peace Jackie Sergeant.
She read the charge that on October 7, 2008, he along with other persons, while at Nimblett Street, Enterprise, murdered Vincent Emmanuel Simmons.
Simmons was sitting in the porch of his home at Michael Terrace, off Nimblett Street, Enterprise, when two men walked up and shot him three times in the head. Simmons, a national of St Vincent, died at the house.
Alexis, 45, was told yesterday he will be remanded in custody until today when he will be taken before a Chaguanas magistrate.
“Ok ma’am,” said Alexis said. He had no legal representation.
He remained standing in the holding bay of the court.
“That’s it?” he asked.
Sergeant nodded.
“Politics, ent?” he said, as he looked in the direction of reporters.
“Have a nice day. Politics man, politics,” were his last words as he raised his handcuffed hands above his head before being led to the basement of the court.
Alexis, of Enterprise, was detained last week by officers of the Criminal Intelligence Unit (CIU).
He was taken from Woodbrook to the Gasparillo Police Station. He was then represented by attorney Joseph Honore, and questioned by Southern Homicide Division investigators.
During his stay at the station, it is alleged a Nokia cellular phone and a quantity of foreign and local currency were found in the holding cell.
Police Commissioner Dwayne Gibbs has ordered an investigation.
Alexis, who was charged multiple times in the past with kidnapping, extortion and perverting the course of public justice, has at least two criminal charges pending in court.
